78 Versus 1

So it turns out that it took 78 coppers to remove Brian Haw's placards earlier this week, and that this has been seen as 'overkill' by certain members of the Metropolitan Police Authority.

Well, no shit.

78 policemen at 3 in the morning? What were they expecting would happen?

"Better send a shit load of men down there sir, Brian 'the most famous pacifist in London' Haw may have a semi-automatic squirreled away somewhere under that hat of his. And we've heard rumours that he has a band of highly-trained Ninja bodyguards who look over him as he sleeps, just in case we try anything."